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Wrongly Adverb Bre ˈrɒŋli ˈrɔːŋli Accused Stealing Assumed

Word wrongly
WordType (adverb)
Phonetic BrE / ˈrɒŋli / NAmE / ˈrɔːŋli /
Example
  • she was wrongly accused of stealing.
  • he assumed, wrongly, that she did not care.
  • the sentence had been wrongly translated.
  • they knew they had acted wrongly.
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wrongly

(adverb)BrE / ˈrɒŋli / NAmE / ˈrɔːŋli /
  1. in a way that is unfair, immoral or not correct
    • She was wrongly accused of stealing.
    • He assumed, wrongly, that she did not care.
    • The sentence had been wrongly translated.
    • They knew they had acted wrongly.
    • Rightly or wrongly, they felt they should have been better informed (= I do not know whether they were right to feel this way).
    • She was wrongly diagnosed as having skin cancer.
    • My name was spelled wrong.
    • I’m afraid you guessed wrong.
    • My name was wrongly spelt.
    • She guessed wrongly that he was a teacher.
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